Incremental Housing Finance Growth Lead

WENZ; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

WENZ is seeking an Incremental Housing Loans Manager to establish strategic direction, oversee risk, and drive growth of low- to middle-income housing loan portfolios. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage partnerships with NHFC and RFIs, and ensure regulatory compliance while optimizing digital loan processing systems for high-volume, low-value originations.

The role emphasizes portfolio growth, product strategy, and operational control across SA markets, with a focus on affordability,

Qualifications

• Grade 12/Senior Certificate required.
• BCom or equivalent degree/diploma required.
• 5+ years in financial services/lending and 3+ years in management/senior role.

Responsibilities

• Grow and manage incremental housing loan portfolio.
• Develop growth strategies across urban, peri-urban, rural SA.
• Build partnerships with NHFC, RFIs, builders, housing developers.

Skills

Proactive

Target driven

Leadership

Customer focus

Excellent communication

Decision making

Reporting

Financial acumen

Planning and organising

Adapting and responding to change

Strong people-management

Strong commercial and analytical

Education

Grade 12/Senior Certificate

BCom/Equivalent degree or national diploma

Tools

Excel

Power BI

ALLPS

Loan systems

Job description

WENZ is seeking an Incremental Housing Loans Manager to establish strategic direction, oversee risk, and drive growth of low- to middle-income housing loan portfolios. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage partnerships with NHFC and RFIs, and ensure regulatory compliance while optimizing digital loan processing systems for high-volume, low-value originations.

The role emphasizes portfolio growth, product strategy, and operational control across SA markets, with a focus on affordability,